OFFICIALS attending a recent event to celebrate the anniversary of Guangzhou in the Pearl River Delta and Japan's Hakata becoming twin ports, say that direct shipping service between Guangzhou and Hakata will be launched very soon.
Located on the west coast of Japan, the Port of Hakata is the closest port in the nation to Guangzhou.
As one of southern China's largest shipping hubs, the Port of Guangzhou is expected to handle more than 6.5 million TEU by the end of this year, a Xinhua News Agency report said.
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